2.1.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.26
अनर्थकं च तद्वचनम्
anarthakaṃ ca tadvacanam
The line
Of no point and, a compound: that, and a statement.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The line is short. śabda-pṛthaktvāt (शब्द-पृथक्त्वात्) from 2.1.25 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) + ca (च) + tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | of no point |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, and a statement. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is of no point. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्) is a compound: that, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) and tad-vacanam (तद्-वचनम्).